PSALM 51:1-10
METER: LM (88 88)
SUGGESTED TUNES: CANONBURY, HAMBURG, or MARYTON
Hymns of this meter include "Lord, Speak to Me," "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross," and "O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee"
1. Be mer-ci-ful to me, O God,
Ac-cord-ing to your stead-fast love;
Ac-cord-ing to your mer-cy great
Wipe my trans-gres-sions all away.
2. Wash me com-plete-ly of my sin;
Cleanse me of my in-i-qui-ty.
For I know my trans-gres-sions, and
I'm al-ways con-scious of my sins.
3. A-gainst you on-ly have I sinned,
And done what you con-sid-er wrong.
So you are right in judg-ing me,
And blame-less in con-demn-ing me.
4. I've been a sin-ner since my birth,
Yes, since the day I was con-ceived.
You want sin-cer-i-ty and truth,
So teach me wis-dom in my heart.
5. Purge me with hys-sop, make me clean;
Wash me, make me more pure than snow.
With joy and glad-ness fill my heart,
Let all the bones you broke re-joice.
6. Don't look up-on all of my sins
But wipe out all the wrong I've done.
Cre-ate in me a clean heart, God,
A new, right spir-it give to me.
Reprinted by permission of the publisher from Sing the Psalms! by Dale A. Schoening. Copyright 1988 Dale A. Schoening. Alt. 2000, 2006 Dale A. Schoening.
